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Summary: Well...
Review: When the Harry Potter series first came out I was like "Pssht what idiocy!" (I was 7 at the time so it was more like "that's stupid") They didn't appeal to me at all, even when my friends started reading them. It was around 1999-2000 when I actually started to read them. My friend, who had all 4 books at the time, told me I had to read them and they were hard to put down, so (with a very skeptical mind) I started Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone. Let me tell you, at first I thought she was WROONNNGGGG. I began the book and got to about chapter 3 when I decided I didn't want to read it anymore, so I stashed it under my bed. After my friend kept saying, "Are you done YET????" I finally decided to finish the book so I could give it back to her, plus my other friend, Stephanie, told me it got more interesting around the middle. So, I began reading, and found out that Stephanie was smarter than I thought. I read the book and immediately afterwards I ran to my friends house and borrowed the second.. and the third.. after I had finished the third my 3 best friends, Kayla,the one who lent me the books; Stephanie; and Julia, told me the 4th was the best. I quickly borrowed the fourth and devoured the book in a matter of 3 days. I LOVED IT. To me, it WAS the absolute BEST of the 4. Then, after getting bored waiting for the 5th book I read the whole series again... and when I got to the fourth.. well, let's just say my new favorites are the 2nd and 3rd. I still love the whole series, of course, but I think when you read the 4th book the 2nd time it loses it's appeal (namely because the first time you read it it's new and exciting, but the second time you know every single detail.) All in all, I rate this book a 5. It's awesome, and you should all go out and read the series.
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Summary: Best one yet!!!! :-)))
Review: I LOVED this book. I have read it about six times and it still doesn't get boring. I think J.K. is getting better and better. The book is long-but it only took me two days to read it. I'd rather the book be long though, because I don't ever want it to finish!!! The plot is really good and it is impossible to desert the book when you're up to the last 100 pages. I missed cheerleading practice because of those last 100 pages lol. I would advise EVERYONE to read this book.
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Summary: The best in the series so far!
Review: I've read all the Harry Potter books in order and I have to say that "The Goblet of Fire" is probably the best by far. I'm sure books five, six, and seven will be even better than this one...but out of all the books that are available right now, this one is it. "The Goblet of Fire" has a very dark twist to it, and it's about 734 pages long! But it only took me about three days to read it...THAT'S how good it was! In "Goblet of Fire", our boy wizard hero, Harry Potter, is 14 years old. Not only is he going through puberty, but he's also discovering that maybe girls aren't as bad as he thought they were...and has got his eyes on one particular Hogwarts student known as Cho Chang. Before going back to Hogwarts though, Harry is invited to go to the Quidditch World Cup game with Ron Weasley and his family. Since Harry's never had the chance to go to one, he manages to get his Uncle Vernon, to let him go...this means that his uncle, aunt, and cousin won't have to deal with him for the rest of the summer. After some strange encounters at the Quidditch World Cup camp site where Harry and the Weasleys are staying at, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny all go back to Hogwarts for another school year. The new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher is a mysterious, grouchy wizard called "Mad-Eye" Moody, who seems to have a likeing in Harry since he's always trying to protect him and help him out. On the first day back at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore makes an announcement that the Quidditch games will be canceled this year because of the Triwizard Tournament. There are three competiters, called champions, in the tournament, and they all have to be at least seventeen years old to compete. In this compilcated competition, the champions have to use their skills and strengths and wands to defeat really dangerous tasks...the winner earns a huge trophy and 1,000 Galleons. For some reason, when it is time to choose the three champions from each of the three schools, a fourth name--Harry Potter's--is picked from the Goblet of fire! Harry knows that he did not put his name in the Goblet, but since his name was chosen, he has to compete. Now it's up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, to find out who put Harry's name in the Goblet...and also to help him to get through the competition. Also, there is a Yule Ball taken place at Hogwarts for all three schools to attend. Harry tries asking Cho to the dance, but she is already going with Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion who is seventeen, handsome, smart, and popular. So Harry gets really crushed, but ends up going with someone else because all the champions have to find dance partners to start off the ball. Like I said before, this book is probably the darkest one of them all. Also, trying not to spoil anything, one of the champions dies while competiting in the tournament...I'm not gonna tell you who or how it happens! And Harry has another encounter with Lord Voldemort--this time it's more deadly. Plus, Sirius Black (if you don't remember from "Prisoner of Azkaban", Black is Harry's godfather and his father's best friend) returns! I'd have to say that so far, the "Sorcerer's Stone" and "Chamber of Secrets" are the two lightest stories. "Prisoner of Azkaban" and "Goblet of Fire" are the darkest ones. If you like fantasy novels with dark twists, then I highly recomment "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"...but make sure you read the other Harry Potter books first so you know what's going on. I'm just dying to read "Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix"...another job well done, J.K. Rowling! And please try to hurry it up with the fifth novel! Final Grade: A+
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Summary: An enjoyable look at the Wizarding World of JK Rowling
Review: JK Rowling's fourth book is her most expansive in scope and a thoroughly enjoyable read. While other commenters have noted some inconsistencies and deficiencies, it is easy to gloss over these. Readers who allow themselves to be transported to Ms. Rowling's Wizarding world will barely notice the inconsistencies and enjoy the world revealed by the author's pen. Afterall, if one were to get to nitpiky - would we even believe in wizards, witches, flying brooms, hippogriffs, veelas and lepuracans? Although I will agree with a prior reviewer in that Ms. Rowling could easily have cut 100 pages or more - or should I say her editor should have done so. In her prior books, JK Rowling concentrated on introducing us to Harry, Wizarding, and Hogwarts (Book 1), expanding upon the Hogwart's world (Book 2), and delving into Harry and his family even more (Book 3). All of these focused on certain aspects of Harry's world and establish the basis for the fourth book where the whole of the wizarding world is laid open to us. True to serial book fashion, Book 4 also sets up Book 5 - which will surely be interesting!
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Summary: THIS ONE MISSED.....;-( TTTTTTOOOOOO LOOONNNGG
Review: Just quickly, I loved the first 3 Harry Potter books, especially #3, I find them well paced and fun and exciting. However I just finished #4 and I must be honest. I found this book subpar with the others, the story meandered and was a tad slow. I thought that J.K.R was having trouble coming up with a story and decided to spew forth an edition that could have been shortened by about 200 pages. Now I love to read fluff books as much as the next guy however, I was finding this book too long for all intents and purposes. I mean can you watch a 3 hour movie of the Power puff girls before you say, "jeez this is a tad long." Remember, J.K. think of the little kids who are reading this book. I just hope she didn't get paid by the page? Well it's only a theory.
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Summary: Wizard of Oz for the 21st Century!
Review: J.K. Rowling has hit another home run with her fourth instalment of the Muggle confined wizard Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." In this book, our young hero is 14 years old and on his way back to Hogwarts School of Withcraft and Wizardry to the great company of his two best friends Hermione Granger (played by Emma Watson in the movie) and Ron Weasly (Rupert Grint). But before anything that might be construed as boring and anything that will cause learing in our heros, they must first go the biggest sporting event in the wizarding world: The Quidditch World Cup. Dark things are going down right at that time though, which everybody except the villian Lord Voldemort and his faithfull servent Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew are not knowing of. This book as everything that a loyal Potter fan and even somebody who hasn't read one can enjoy: adelescent angst at the schools Yule Ball, a sleazy reporter and magic up the wazzoo. Making a very welll plased return in this book as Harry's godfather is Sirius Black who made his debut in the third book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." The tone and tempo of the series so far has gone flawlessly. The first book is very inoccent and fancyfree, the second one dwells deeper into the darker portions of the characters lives, the third one steps outside of Hogworts and the fourth one takes all three of the themes and crams them together. Most people that I have talked to have said that it is too long, but I think that is what makes it great; the things that happen can't be contained in a 350 page book. The end will make you feel like your watching a reunion on a TV show and waiting to see the rest of the cast join the main character. Mentioned in the essential hospital scene is none other than former Dark Arts teacher Remus Lupin and a name that you might recognize: Arabella Figg. What makes the Harry Potter series much more entertaining than the Lord of the Rings trilogy is that Harry and his friends do more than wonder around and look for a magic ring and actually interact and participate in things that are fun, but also be in periliss danger. Althought this book is much darker (The Death Eaters) it still has a sense of goodness in it that manifests itself perfectly in his godfathers extreme loyalty to Harry. "Goblet" is the Wizard of Oz of our time and is not only a childrens fantasy novel but also a great detective story and such a fast read that you will want to read it again and again and again.
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Summary: Huge Plot Flaw
Review: While I found "The Goblet of Fire" a very entertaining read, I was quite disappointed by the huge plot flaw which revealed itself at the end, nullifying the motivation for the entire book. Without giving away the plot, there is no reason for the portkey at the end of the novel to be the object it is. The whole plot hangs on this. The bad guy could much more easily made something else the port key as soon as Harry gets back to Hogwarts and with a lot less fuss. Because there is need for the port key to be the item in question, the verisimilitude of the novel crashes and burns. I was especially disappointed because up until this point, I thought plotting was Rowling's greatest strength. She sure blew it in book four. Also, Harry drops the Marauder's Map when his leg is in the stair. Fine. He tries to reach it. Fine. But why doesn't he just say "Accio, Map!" just like he did the Firebolt, eh? We know he knows that spell cold. And after all, he uses that command to great effect in the climax. Why not use it here? Couldn't think of any other way for Mad Eye Moody to get the map, J.K? Tsk tsk. wem
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Summary: the best book i've ever read
Review: harry potter and the goblet of fire is the best book thus far in the series, which as you know is saying something! i absolutely loved this book, and have read all 734 pages of it three times (and counting!) it's probably not for little kids, as it is quite a bit scarier than the first three, but has more action, suspense, and evil! if you are a harry fan, you'll love this book, and even if you're not, you'll still love it!
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Summary: My fantastic review that tells much more than i liked it
Review: Harry Potter, this is be an outstanding story, another success for J.K. Rowling. I enjoy these books because they make me use my imagination, this is not just reading it is much more. Usually if you do a fantasy all your book is fantasy but what is so magnificent about this book is itmakes more it is also a mystery and tragedy and more.
I and many other people hang on J.K. Rowling's every word when it comes to the climax of the book and i think that she is very brilliant for thinking about this charector and writing this down on paper. If you want a breathe taker read the book (read in the order1-???) -C.C.M.
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Summary: An adult perspective!
Review: I have read all 4 years of Harry's Hogwarts experience now and I have to admit that this was my least favorite of the 4 books. It's not that the book wasn't entertaining - Ms. Rowling certainly wove an intriguing tale . It's just that I think she could have eliminated at least 100 pages, perhaps more. She seemed to take a wordy Dickensian detour, adding too much extraneous information in certain parts. This should not discourage Hary Potter fans who have not yet read Book 4 - Year 4 is very important in young Harry's life and after muddling through the extraneous, you'll find this a must read! In any case, the rise of Lord Voldemort and the consequent discussion of good vs. evil comes at a time when the events of September 11th have forced society to examine these issues as they pertain to our own lives. The dark note on which this book ended makes me nervously anticipate Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts. Keep writing, Ms. Rowling - the books are so much more important than the movies (and better too!)
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